Azirian numbers

This is an overview of number systems in various Azirian languages.

Jarda

In Jarda, numbers can be represented in any base which is convenient, up to base 12.

• 1: ju
• 2: řal
• 3: đağ
• 4: kun
• 5: raz
• 6: kóv
• 7: noś
• 8: řóm
• 9: kóř
• 10: jum
• 11: vaź
• 12: źév

Jirra

The Jirra language is related to Lindiga. Compare these numbers with the corresponding Lindiga words:

• 1: swai
• 2: koči
• 3: miči
• 4: sirwi
• 5: ngwëswi
• 6: issi
• 7: xasci
• 8: kwasi
• 9: ütti
• 10: cië

Lindiga

• 1: rsai
• 2: koti
• 3: miti
• 4: siři
• 5: ngüorsi
• 6: issi
• 7: chaski
• 8: pasi
• 9: ykki
• 10: kie

Lindiga is also the source for basic numbers in the Minza language: šei, koči, miči, širi, ňuoži, iši, xaski, paži, yki, kie.

Siralla

Siralla numbers use base 8:

• 1: ik
• 2: nar
• 3: gar
• 4: zek
• 5: chek
• 6: rev
• 7: yel
• 8: kemel

Numbers after 8 add the suffix -mel: ikmel "nine", narmel "ten", etc.

Tirelat

Tirelat uses base 12.

• 1: lii
• 2: dłaa
• 3: kim
• 4: reega
• 5: vakki
• 6: zem
• 7: telił
• 8: syt
• 9: lañu
• 10: nidi
• 11: foža
• 12: kaž

Virelli

Virelli, as is typical of Zireen languages, uses base 8.

• 1: hú
• 2: zá
• 3: néri
• 4: ņa’i
• 5: séða
• 6: háka
• 7: gira
• 8: hļú

Vizaki

Another Zireen language which uses base 8.

• 1: a
• 2: ti
• 3: fhei
• 4: nyy
• 5: šia
• 6: t'aša
• 7: yša
• 8: zei

Zariva

The Zariva number system uses a combination of base 5 and base 7.

The numbers 1-7 are:

• 1: ai
• 2: ilai ("twice one")
• 3: ith
• 4: sai
• 5: min
• 6: minda ("one more than 5")
• 7: thú

Certain multiples of 5 and 7 have specific names:

• 10: hi
• 15: mist
• 25: ming
• 125: léshek
• 15,625 (125²): agálik
• 1,953,125 (125³): nuruthkest

• 49: thúsi

The numbers from 1 to 125 use various combinations of 5 and 7 with the following affixes: an- (one less), adan- (two less), -ra (one more) -rad (two more), il- (twice), ith (3) and sai (4).

• 8: thúra (7+1)
• 9: anghi (10-1)
• 10: hi
• 11: hina (10+1)
• 12: hinad (10+2)
• 13: adammist (15-2)
• 14: ilthu (2*7)
• 15: mist
• 16: mistra (15+1)
• 17: mistrad (15+2)
• 18: mistith (15+3)
• 19: mistsai (15+4)
• 20: mistmin (15+5)
• 21: ithú (3*7)
• 22: ithúra (3*7+1)
• 23: adamming (25-2)
• 24: amming (25-1)
• 25: ming
• 26: mingna (25+1)
• 27: mingnad (25+2)
• 28: saithú (4*7)
• 29: saithúra (4*7+1)
• 30: ilmist (2*15)
• 31: ilmistra (2*15+1)
• 32: mingthú (25+7)
• 33: mingthúra (25+7+1)
• 34: amminthú (5*7-1)
• 35: minthú (5*7)
• 36: minthúra (5*7+1)
• 37: minthúrad (5*7+2)
• 38: mingadammist (25+15-2)
• 39: mingilthú (25+2*7)
• 40: mingmist (25+15)
• 41: mingmistra (25+15+1)
• 42: mindathú (6*7)
• 43: mindathúra (6*7+1)
• 44: anithmist (3*15-1)
• 45: ithmist (3*15)
• 46: ithmistra (3*15+1)
• 47: adanthúsi (7*7-2)
• 48: anthúsi (7*7-1)
• 49: thúsi (7*7)

After 49, multiples of 7 are less frequently used, and it starts to look more like a base-5 system.

Zharranh

Zharranh uses a base 8 system. Numbers 1-8:

• 1: žar
• 2: kɭiĵu
• 3: tiva
• 4: ziđa
• 5: niʈa
• 6: disa
• 7: krina
• 8: mimi

Numbers 9-15 are formed by adding the prefix mi- to numbers 1-8 (e.g. nine is "mižar" and 10 is "mikɭiĵu").